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7 Cream, Skin Healing and Moisturizing Ointment - 2oz. Bottle

7 Cream, Skin Healing and Moisturizing Ointment - 2oz. BottleI just love this cream. It is not greasy, but you can still feel the moisturizing effects hours later. I gave one tube to my daughter to try and now she is a convert.

My eczema was driving me crazy and I have gotten much relief from Seven Cream. I have tried so many products that were of marginal help. Seven Cream was soothing from the first application and worked quickly to reduce redness and itching.

I heard about Seven Cream in the book, "Your Natural Medicine Cabinet: A practical guide to drug-free remedies for common ailments," by Burke Lennihan. Lenninhan writes, "Seven Cream is an amazing skin cream for lots of itchy and/or dry skin conditions, including poison ivy, insect bites, even eczema and psoriasis. My clients have reported great results using it for all these conditions. It's not expected to cure [italics] longterm conditions but it can give you great relief [italics] while you're seeking professional help from a holistic health care professional."

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I don't normally jump up and down about things, but this cream is amazing! I've had a horrible psoriasis outbreak, it's been up and down for weeks. I am treating the underlying issue (food intolerance and yeast imbalance) but in the meantime, I've been somewhat miserable. I was studying more last night, and ran across the recommendation of Neem, which is in this cream. Luckily I had a tube. I put it on this morning, and within 2 minutes the inflammation was gone. I had tried so many natural remedies (not cortisone), and nothing was really helping. If I hadn't seen it myself, I would not have believed it. I wish I had taken before and after pictures, or even better a video to document the improvement. I never want to be without a bottle of this again!

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General antibiotic type cream, for sure. Killer face cream?! Amazing! Love it! I will be using this until they stop making it (hope that's not too soon!)

-my wife's testimony

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I had radiation therapy several years ago and do have dry skin in my neck. This cream works perfect. I do recommend it. TNXS.

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Zim's Crack Creme, 2 Ounce (Pack of 4)

Zim's Crack Creme, 2 OunceI'm an entertainer here in Nashville, TN. I sign a lot of autographs everyday and a lot of people see my hands everyday. I have had problems with my hands cracking for decades. This stuff is the only thing that works. Lotions just dry up and go away. I used to buy it in walmart and kmart but the nighttime formula is no longer available there. The day formula is nothing more than a lotion and doesn't work for me. The nighttime is in a small spray bottle and is more of a liquid that really does the job. This stuff is great!!!

My whole life I have been bothered by "leather" feet. I have thick skin and hard calluses. I do regular pedicures (and occasional razor pedicures)

and my skin would soften (and be raw) for a week. I also burned my feet in parrafin more than 10 times. No matter what I put on

(vaseline/plastic/moisturizing socks/oil) it didn't help.

Imagine my surprise, when after only 1 week of using Zims 1-2x day

I had the same results as a razor, without the pain/cost.

this is the best stuff around

my feet feel like a baby's tush

I can't urge you enough to try it

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wow. wow. wow! An amazing product.

I've Been using this one for years and i can't seem to find it in stores, so i'm glad to see it here. I had tried lotions, foot cremes, wax treatments, that stuff that chemically peels the dry skin off... and they all failed to fix my dry, scratchy, cracked heels, calloused toes, and tired feet. Day 2 of using this stuff, i threw the foot file and exfoliants away.

Part of the problem with other treatments was the directions to put lotions and what not on your feet, put on some socks, and sleep with it on. I cant stand wearing socks and can't sleep with them on my feet just get sweaty. Then, the next day, i'd have this stuff on my feet and my feet would just sweat in my shoes all day. Worse than having the dry feet to begin with.

Things to note:

It's herbal -smells lovely. I love that i'm not pouring a bunch of chemicals on my skin.

It's liquid not a creme.

The spray form is very handy! (keeps your hands clean)

I just spray this on my feet before bed, rub my feet together, and tuck my tootsies in. Easy! It soaks in pretty quickly. No need for socks! After just a few nights, my thickened cracked skin was softened and the cracks started healing. Now I have the soft pink little feet i used to have as a kid.

I hope this helps you as much as it helps me.

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In case you're wondering about the all-natural ingrediants, here's the list from the packaging: Glycerine, SD alchohol 3-C, de-ionized water, arnica extract and myrcia oil. I have 2 packages of this version of Zim's in front of me, one has a daisy on the box instead of a picture of the bottle, and the other looks the same as shown. I believe the daisy one is older, but the ingrediants are the same. I found both at my local CVS drugstore, but it is important to note that they were NOT located with the hand lotions or body lotions. Instead, they were across the store on the shelf with the poison ivy cures, and anti-fungals like Lamasil. Strange place to put it, no wonder it's not more well-known. The Crackcreme website says it can also be found at Rite-Aid, K-Mart, Albertson's Grocery, Fred Meyer and a long list of other stores (but not Walgreens), so you might want to check the list of US and Canadian locations. (Interestingly, it shows available Canadian Wal-marts, but American Wal-Marts are on the list). The 2.4 oz spray bottle is easy to use on feet as well as hands. The name is Crack Creme, but in the spray-bottle form, it's more of a *liquid* than a creme, with a texture somewhere between water and baby oil. Note that because it is liquid, it can run and drip (it's a spray, not a mist), so be especially quick to rub your feet together if you use it on your feet. The wetness seems to evaporate in a minute or two, so really it is not greasy like baby oil is. Using the product at least twice a day seems to work best for me. I use it on the inner sides and balls of my feet, and on the side of my index finger, which can get a bit rough from writing with a pen all day. The box says use it on your cuticles, elbows and knees, as well as hands and feet.

Believe everyone's reviews, get some, and give it a week of twice-a-day application. You'll feel a difference.

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I just can't say enough about this product. If you have spent lots of $$$$$$$$$$ trying other products--STOP right now and try this. I truly have the worst heel problem, very painful especially in the winter. My daughter found this in one of her supermarkets, and said Mom just try it, what do you have to lose? Well let me tell you, ever since then I cannot live without Zims. Plus it smells good too. It has worked miracles on my heels, and my husband also uses it on his elbows. Works there too.

Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages, Flexible Fabric Assorted

Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages, Flexible Fabric, 30 CountWe go thru a lot of band-aids in his house and these new ones with the honey comb like air channels are one of the best. Cuts really do seem to heal quicker and don't stick as much.

Purchased Band Aid Brand Flexible Fabric Bandages, Flexible Fabric, 30 Count (Pack of 2) and very pleased indeed. So many different times I have used this product and realized over and over again that it is most comfortable and my experience has been stays on the longest. High reommendation for this product.

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Buying these online is so convenient. I do prefer this particular style of the Band-Aid brand. The flexible fabric does just what the name implies. They stick quite well. I buy them as needed to keep the first aid kit stocked. .

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I just rec'd my 2 boxes of Band Aids, they showed up in my mail box all smashed to bits.

Band aids shipped from Brooklyn to California ..............???

I am not understanding where this could be good for Amazon.

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I work with my hands... I hate store brands that just fall off halfway through the day. These stay on!

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EverReady Premium Gauze Pad Sponges 4''X4'' 12PLY Non-Sterile 200/Pouch

EverReady Premium Gauze Pad Sponges 4''X4'' 12PLY Non-Sterile 200/PouchWe've been using 4 x 4 pads for several years now and they do get expensive. We found these on Amazon and thought we could save a little money. Unfortunately, that's not quite true. They would save money if we could use them as a 6 ply dressing.

We've used other brands 8 ply gauze pad sponges and were able to cut them down to 4 ply. They still worked great but, at the same time, were still quite expensive using 2 dressings per day. This EverReady brand is almost useless at 4 ply, marginal at 6 ply and just adequate at 8 ply. Not much of a cost savings here.

The weave on these is so loose they have to be used at a full 12 ply just to be able to compare them to other brands 6 or 8 ply gauze pad sponges.

These might be good for applying stain with rubber gloves in a woodworkers shop. I would not recommend these at all.

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Ezy Dose Four-a-day Weekly Maxi-pharmadose Medication Organizer

Ezy Dose Four-a-day Weekly Maxi-pharmadose Medication OrganizerIt is smaller than I expected and if you have LOTS of pills (especially large ones ie. flaxseed ) you will not be getting everyone of them in the cubes. I also found I had to get use to sliding out the trays. But overall, for the price, I am satisfied.

I had almost given up finding anything the right size. These are perfect for me. I recently had weight loss surgery and instead of all the pills I had to take for all my co-morbidities, I now have to take a load of vitamins each day, and some of them are very large sized. I have previous had the mid-size Pharmadose and they worked very well, when my pills were smaller. This came today and I was amazed and very pleased to find that my very large vitamins fit in the compartments! Using one of these is the only way I can remember to take my pills (whatever they might be) and the only way I can tell if I have already taken my pills. I ordered 2 to try and I might order 2 more to get a month's worth. They sent me 2 different colors, nice, but not necessary for me.

I am very happy with these.

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We have used several of this model pill organizers in my family for many months now. We use separate organizers for morning and evening meds and load 4 weeks worth at a time. We had the larger units and decided to go to this smaller (5.25x8") unit. It is sometimes tight to get all meds and vitamins in. It is easy to load and fairly easy to empty a single selection of pills into the hand. You must firmly hold the plastic slide that opens the slot so it doesn't slip down and allow some pills from the next lower slot to also come out. Also when taking from the bottom row, the slider flips up since it is below the plastic support slot -an inconvenience, but not serious. It does have a lock to hold the plastic sliders closed. You must push a button on the right top to release a slider (you can elect to disable this). This was different from my previous larger organizer, but I came to like the feature. It prevents the organizer from slipping open, particularly when tossed into a suitcase for travel. Our previous larger version (same brand) lasted 16 years before the plastic trays where the pills sit began to crack. Overall we are pleased and haven't seen any other organizers that work as well and hold up. We would purchase the same product again.

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My former pill organizer of the same brand just became too small when i was prescribed some large vitamins too. This next size up has much more space but doesn't take up much more counter or storage space. Thanks!

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I really like this pill organizer. I wish the holes were a little bit bigger to accomodate fish oil capsules, though. Still, a good product for the price!

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Dynarex Povidone Iodine Prep Solution, Gallon, 4/cs

Dynarex Povidone Iodine Prep Solution, Gallon, 4 CountI have a skin problem that necessitates me keeping my skin incredibly germ-free (and I'm allergic to chlorhexaderm). A lot of povodone iodine is a lower concentration (which makes it wasteful). It's a consistent product. Good quality. Good price.

If you cath multiple times a day, you use a lot of Prep Solution. This is the easy way to get it. Just make sure you are clear and double check not to order Surgical Scrub, Sometimes called Prep Solution Surgical Scrub. It is easy to make a mistake.

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PT# 16-47110 Surgical Tape Medi-PakTM Performance Plus Silk Cloth 1 Inch X 10 Yard NonSterile Bx/12

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I have severe arthritis in my neck, shoulders, hand/wrists, spine, knees, and feet. I have had many operations to shore-up the crumbling joints or fasten them in place with titanium and screws. You are probably wondering where all this leads to? Well, all of these operations required bandaging and re-bandaging until the area was healed. At the hospital, they would wrap the area up with tape that remained on or came off before it should have. All of this first aid bandaging of operated areas caused me to make a thorough study of all the bandaging tape on the market. I bought all kinds and makes of tape and then made a mental note on the stress the tape would endure, the length of time it stayed on, if I had any allergic reaction to it, and what part of the body the tape was best used for. I found that some had unusual properties that made them totally unreliable, in some cases, even unsafe, like tearing my skin off when removed! Plus, if you have a tape that is constantly falling off, you are wasting a lot of money and time if you need to re-bandage your wounds over and over. I found that the best material is a tape made of silk, which is very strong and allows the right amount of adhesive to penetrate the fibers. McKesson surgical tape passes all the above tests of quality and then some. It is the best tape you can get!!!!

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How to Create a Home First Aid Kit

Emergencies happen. Always be prepared with a first aid kit. While a first aid kit can be purchased commercially, you can assemble your own with this article.

Steps

1. Choose a decently sized container. It needs to be large enough to store all of the materials, but it should also be lightweight and portable. Your kit should also be waterproof, but this can be accomplished by sealing all of your supplies in Ziploc bags.

2. Separate your first aid kit into two sections. One section should include all of your basic medical supplies, such as bandages and ointments, while the second compartment should include important medications for your family.

3. Fill the box with the sterile and/or newly-bought items. These items include:
  • Adhesive dressings, of varied size and shape, from regular Band-Aid shapes to small squares to large
  • Small (but sharp) scissors
  • A package of gauze pads(2X2, 4X4, 5X9, 8X10, and 12X30 gauze pads). They can be large, because you can always cut them if necessary.
  • Adhesive tape (Not like cellophane tape)
  • Cotton Balls, large and small, or maxi pads
  • Rubbing non-alcohol wipes for cleaning external surfaces only (i.e. cleaning dirt off of unbroken skin, or wiping down a surface)
  • Antibiotic Ointment, for keeping the infection out of cuts, scrapes, etc.
  • A thermometer
  • Tweezers and a sewing needle for pulling out splinter
  • Non-latex gloves, in case of blood, body fluids and dangerous waste, keep two pairs for the smallest kit
  • A bee sting kit
  • Insect repellent
  • Sterile dressings(a sterile pad attached to a roller bandage)
  • Roller bandages (2,3,4 inch)
  • Triangular bandages
  • Sterile saline
  • CPR breathing mask.
4. Store it an easily accessed locale in your home. Teach your children and frequent house guests where the first aid kit is stored.

Tips

  • You could save a life by learning CPR and basic first aid. Training is available from your local red cross or other organizations. Supplies won't help if you don't know how and when to use them.
  • Cotton swabs are optional
  • You can also use a store bought kit and and add other items like alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, cotton balls,extra bandages and a thermometer.
  • For antibiotic ointment, Neosporin is recommended, because it does not sting the cut.
  • Go through the kit semi-annually to check the contents and expiration dates of the products; replace them as needed.
  • If anyone in your family is diabetic, coelic, is allergic to a common occurence such as nuts or lactose, has cystic fiborosis or has any other kind of long-term illness then include necessary equipment such as an epi-pen or spare insulin injections.
  • You can use these items, if you have no supplies in an emergency:
  • sticks for splints
  • cloth for bleeding,slings.
  • Water,to clean wounds and eyes.
  • If a family member is pregnant, then for the durration of the pregnancy include any vitamins or supplements she might be taking.
  • Neospirin is great powder for road rash.
Warnings

  • Be aware of what you use and don't let supplies get low! This means checking those supplies with expiration dates to make sure they'll still work in an emergency.
  • Wash tweezers, scissors, and thermometer after each use. Sterilize tweezers and scissors over a flame for a few seconds for added safety.
  • Do not store prescriptions in the first aid kit, as they may expire. Some exceptions to this rule are emergency items such as epi-pens, which are meant to be stored for longer periods of time and are therefore alright.
  • Don't use any products containing natural rubber latex (NRL). They may deteriorate after time or worse, someone could be allergic.
  • Be sure everyone who would potentially use the kit is not allergic to any of the ingredients.
Things You'll Need

  • Adhesive dressings, of varied size and shape, from regular Band-Aid shapes to small squares to large
  • Small (but sharp) scissors
  • A package of gauze pads(2X2, 4X4, 5X9, 8X10, and 12X30 gauze pads). They can be large, because you can always cut them if necessary.
  • Adhesive tape (Not like cellophane tape)
  • Cotton Balls, large and small, or maxi pads
  • Rubbing non-Alcohol wipes for cleaning external surfaces only (i.e. cleaning dirt off of unbroken skin, or wiping down a surface)
  • Antibiotic Ointment, for keeping the infection out of cuts, scrapes, etc.
  • A thermometer
  • Tweezers and a sewing needle for pulling out splinter
  • Non-latex gloves, in case of blood, body fluids and dangerous waste, keep two pairs for the smallest kit
  • A bee sting kit
  • Insect Repellent
  • sterile dressings(a sterile pad attached to a roller bandage)
  • roller bandages(2,3,4 inch)
  • triangular bandages
  • sterile saline
  • CPR breathing mask
  • safety pins and bandage clips
  • disposable ice pack
  • A list of the contents of the first aid kit that can be noted when an item is used so that item may be replaced. The list should also include the dates when any perishable materials (ointments, sting kits, aspirin, etc.) were last placed in the kit so they can be updated if unused after the recommended period.